Another way to do this is in the <additional-query> element of search:search. 
You can use it to build complex queries using any of the cts:query 
functions-assuming you have the appropriate indexes set up.

From: [email protected] 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Keith L. Breinholt
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 1:34 PM
To: General Mark Logic Developer Discussion
Subject: [MarkLogic Dev General] RE: search:search options constraints

// p[starts-with(ref:anchor/@id, "para_")]/text[fn:contains( "sometext",  .)]

Keith L. Breinholt
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From: [email protected] 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steiner, David J. 
(LNG-DAY)
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 1:21 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [MarkLogic Dev General] search:search options constraints

I have an XML structure like this:

...

                            <p xmlns="namespace1">

                                <ref:anchor id="para_2" xmlns:ref="namespace2"/>

                                <text>This is a bunch of text that I want to 
search.</text>

                            </p>

...

I want to search for words (multiple terms: word1 AND word2 AND word3) in the 
<text> element of the <p> elements where the <ref:anchor>@id starts with the 
string "para_".

<text> elements appear elsewhere and <p> elements do to...  and there are other 
types of id values, such as "subpara_..."

I'm trying to use search:search and I see how to constrain to a specific 
element or attribute (or collection, etc.), but how do you do more complex 
things - i.e., constrain to a specific element under a specific parent where a 
sibling's attribute starts with a particular string?

Hopefully I've been clear - the XPath of the element I want to search: // 
p[starts-with(ref:anchor/@id, "para_")]/text

Thanks,
David Steiner
Consulting Research Scientist
Global Architecture & Research iLabs
LexisNexis Group
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